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						The medical staff is an organized unit within the hospital organization consists primarily of medical physicians but may also include other doctoral level 
						health care professionals such as dentists and psychologists.  Its major role is to endorse  or recommend to the board of the directors the appointment 
						of physicians to the  medical staff. When the board approves the recommendation, it grants the physicians various privileges such as :<br/>
						-  the right to admit patients to the hospital<br/>
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						The medical staff, along with a  number of medical staff committees, also oversees and reviews the quality of medical care being serviced 
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						Patient  support  function focuses on patient care  that includes nursing, dietary, diagnostic, therapy,  rehabilitation, pharmacy and 
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						The  nursing division comprises the single largest component of the hospital’s organization and is subdivided by the type of patient care 
						delivered in various medical specialties. The head nurse supervises all nursing care assigned to his or her unit. Nursing care includes executing the 
						physician’s orders for medications, patient’s diet and various types of therapy. The head nurse also coordinates all aspects of patient care and the 
						services of departments.
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						Staff members with diverse  array of health care disciplines are classified as allied health personnel and they supplement the functions of physicians 
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								LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS – focuses on the diagnosis of disease, tracking physiologic function and effectiveness of medical treatments.<br/>
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								ALLIED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS OF THE THERAPEUTIC SCIENCES - supervises the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with a variety of injuries and medical conditions.<br/>
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								BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS- involves social, psychological and patient education activities to maintaining health, preventing  diseases and taking care of disability.<br/>
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								SPECIALIST SUPPORT SERVICE PERSONNEL-  performs functions that supports providers of patient care.<br/>
								Ex.              	Health information administrators, dietitians
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						Dietary or nutritional services department is headed by a chief dietitian and  staffed by other dietitians and clinical nutrition specialists. It  includes 
						food preparation facilities for monitoring inpatient meals, food storage, and catering for hospital events. The important function of this department is to 
						educate patients on dietary needs and restrictions.
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						Hospitals either maintains or contracts with laboratories to perform various tests that helps physicians to diagnose illnesses and injuries, and monitor the 
						patients’ progress of treatment.  There are laboratories that are supervised by a physician specialist or may be available through specific medical specialty 
						departments.
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						Rehabilitation departments assists patients in achieving optimal recovery from illness or injury.  One of this department is supervised by a specialist physician 
						called physiatrist  who diagnose and treats patients with physical injuries or disabilities.
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						The pharmacy department, headed by a licensed pharmacists, purchases and dispenses the medications to treat patients. The pharmacist works with a medical staff 
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						Administrative  is concern on the implementing of policies of the support services of the hospital in the area of finance, personnel materials and property, 
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							<li>To plan, direct and coordinate financial operations of the hospital; </li>
							<li>To prepare work and financial plan and provide fund estimates for programs and projects;  </li>
							<li>To manage the receipt and disbursement of cash/ collections; </li>
							<li>To administer personnel development programs, policies and standards; </li>
							<li>To give advice on matters affecting policies, enforcement and administration of laws,rules and regulations; </li>
							<li>To procure, store, manage and issue the inventory and disposal of unserviceable hospital equipment and materials; and  </li>
							<li>To provide general services such as repairs and maintenance, housekeeping, laundry,transport and security. </li>
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